Global Unrest

I know things that

I do not know how

I know

They are whispers

of wisdom

that echo in

my brain

They come from me

and yet they do not

begin in me

They are born out

of my experience

culled from my

knowledge and

my mind

They are a brain

chemistry solution

of fear love hope

and Apocalypse

They are echoes

of humanity’s

war torn history

I do not invite them

They form unbidden

in the darkness of my

collective unconsciousness

They speak to me

of global unrest

a whirlpool of

blood and violence

They are how I

recognize our

current state

They are how I know

what is about to

be unveiled

Would that I could

rid myself of their

dire warnings

and depressing

presence

Instead I wait

and watch

as they unfurl

like the plot

of a too oft’ read

book

We are these days witness

to the self-fulfilling

prophecies of

hate and hurt

war and peace

Before the storm

passes we will

all be changed